GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| retiring | reserved |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| mulct | fine |